Author Topic: Not the father  (Read 1911 times)

Offline Paula42

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 86
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.natio
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 10 October 19 21:59 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your opinions.

Both my grandfathers are long gone, sadly. There is only my mum left and unfortunately she does not know anything, all a surprise.

Craclyn, I will take your advice and just go slowly through everything, not a lot else I can do.

Thank you all

Paula
Burgess; Burchett; Piper; Tedham; Anscombe; Wilmshurst; in Sussex
Greening; Merret; Hanman; Heaven; Knight; in Gloucestershire
Parsons; Hill; Angell; Sage; Watts; Lovell; Hurford; Evered; Bull; in Somerset
Hunt; Mintrim; Hampshire
Warth/Worth; Germany, London, Hampshire
Tyler; London, Buckinghamshire

Offline Mike in Cumbria

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,776
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 10 October 19 22:08 BST (UK) »
Alternatively, you could take the view that the men who brought your parents up are your real grandfathers. There's more to being a father than contributing a few sperm.

It all depends what you want out of your genealogy search.

Offline ~buttons~

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 225
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #11 on: Friday 11 October 19 00:47 BST (UK) »
Paula - I'd really like to know how you are able to ascertain that your parents were not the natural children of their "known" father/mother.

Is there a way of finding this info with only their DNA being tested?

As I said - I know nothing on the subject and am interested in finding answers.

Offline Rosinish

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,241
  • PASSED & PAST
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #12 on: Friday 11 October 19 02:10 BST (UK) »
Paula - I'd really like to know how you are able to ascertain that your parents were not the natural children of their "known" father/mother.

Me too!

The reason I'm asking is, I have access to my brothers' DNA & yet to identify a connection with our maternal line, neither by surnames or areas in common  ???

I certainly don't think my mother didn't give birth to my brother i.e. I'm wondering if you have a similar thing?

If it's with high matches who's to say the others weren't from affairs rather than your parents?

Annie...with my DNA kit (since June), looking at it & wondering, do I or don't I?  ::)
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"


Offline Ruskie

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 26,276
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #13 on: Friday 11 October 19 07:19 BST (UK) »
You should must take that test Annie!!! ;D

I was wondering the same - how do you know that your father/mother is the illegitimate son/ daughter?

Offline KGarrad

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 26,915
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #14 on: Friday 11 October 19 07:51 BST (UK) »
You should must take that test Annie!!! ;D

Don't do it, Annie! :D

Not unless you are mentally prepared for ANY answers that get thrown up.

KG (Proud to be a DNA Luddite!)
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

Offline roopat

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,112
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #15 on: Friday 11 October 19 08:35 BST (UK) »
I agree and is why I choose to have nothing to do with it. 


Me too.
King, Richardson, Hathaway, Sweeney, Young - Chelsea, London
Richardson - Rayne Essex
Steward, Hindry, Hewitt - Norfolk, North Walsham area

Offline Craclyn

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,462
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Not the father
« Reply #16 on: Friday 11 October 19 10:08 BST (UK) »
Do it Annie, but face it with a desire to know the truth and prepare yourself for potential surprises.
Crackett, Cracket, Webb, Turner, Henderson, Murray, Carr, Stavers, Thornton, Oliver, Davis, Hall, Anderson, Atknin, Austin, Bainbridge, Beach, Bullman, Charlton, Chator, Corbett, Corsall, Coxon, Davis, Dinnin, Dow, Farside, Fitton, Garden, Geddes, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hedderweek, Heron, Hedley, Hunter, Ironside, Jameson, Johnson, Laidler, Leck, Mason, Miller, Milne, Nesbitt, Newton, Parkinson, Piery, Prudow, Reay, Reed, Read, Reid, Robinson, Ruddiman, Smith, Tait, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Youn